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Un giorno da leoni ()


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The Italian armistice and the beginning of resistance to the Germans in Italy during World War II.

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Orlando
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Mariuccia
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Gino Migliacci
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Danilo
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Il sergente
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Edoardo
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Moratti
Franco Bucceri
Bruno Scipioni
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Ida
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Moglie di Orlando
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Michele
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Il prete
Regina Bianchi ...
Moglie di Edoardo (as Régina Bianchi)
Gondrano Trucchi
Enzo Turco ...
Commissario di Polizia
Silla Bettini
Tino Bianchi
Claudio Biava ...
Ufficiale tedesco
Ester Carloni
Isarco Ravaioli
Elvira Tonelli
Gigi Ballista ...
Il frate

Directed by

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Nanni Loy

Written by

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Alfredo Giannetti ... ()
 
Nanni Loy ... ()

Produced by

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Franco Cristaldi ... producer

Music by

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Carlo Rustichelli

Cinematography by

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Marcello Gatti

Editing by

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Ruggero Mastroianni

Set Decoration by

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Carlo Egidi

Costume Design by

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Vera Marzot

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Berto Pelosso ... assistant director

Music Department

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Luigi Urbini ... conductor

Additional Crew

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Mario Colli ... voice dubbing: Renato Salvatori (uncredited)
Paolo Ferrari ... voice dubbing: Tomas Milian (uncredited)
Renato Izzo ... voice dubbing: Nino Castelnuovo (uncredited)

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  • Rank (1963) (France) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary

September the 8th 1943, Rome, that crucial day, the armistice, in the town many life change their way. Danilo escapes the fascist enlist, while Michele succeeded to leave his administration moving from Rome. On the way to come back Rome the two meets Gino and all together will try to pass trough the Gothic Line (separating Nazi occupied Italy by Allied liberated Italy). They are intercepted by the Germans and find a temporary refugee in an abandoned cellar full of Italian soldier escaping the Germans. Now also an Italian partisan, Edoardo and Orlando are part of the group. Their goal is to bomb an important bridge. But Edoardo is captured and sentenced to death. The three and Orlando decide to bomb the bridge anyway. They will succeed thanks to the sacrifice of Michele, and Germans will attribute the commando action to American Parachutists, ignoring the bravery of 4 normal Italian citizens. Written by 1felco

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Also Known As
  • A Day for Lionhearts (World-wide, English title)
  • Les partisans attaquent à l'aube (France)
  • Egy napra oroszlánok (Hungary)
  • День льва (Russia)
  • Пароль «Виктория» (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 118 min
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Trivia Italian censorship visa # 35420 delivered on 31-8-1961. See more »

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